# Robert Karabinchak

Robert J. Karabinchak is an American politician. A Democrat, he has represented District 18 in the New Jersey General Assembly since May 2016.

## New Jersey Assembly

Karabinchak previously served on the Edison Zoning Board of Adjustment and on the township council for eight years, in 2007 and again from 2009 until being sworn into the General Assembly on May 26, 2016 to fill the unexpired term of Senator Patrick J. Diegnan. Diegnan replaced Senator Peter J. Barnes III upon his appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court.
Before representing the 18th Legislative District, he was in Edison Township government for 16 years. This included eight years on the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and eight years on the Township Council as Councilmember, before becoming Council President. Additionally, Assemblyman Karabinchak served as a member of the council’s Finance, Open Space and Master Plan committees. He is a former Middlesex County Utilities Authority commissioner. Karabinchak is a lifelong resident of Edison, where he is a local business owner, working as President of Triform Construction in Metuchen.

### Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:
* State and Local Government (as chair)
* Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture
* Transportation and Independent Authorities

### District 18

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 18th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:
* Senator Patrick J. Diegnan (D)
* Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D)
* Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (D)

## Electoral history
### New Jersey Assembly

18th Legislative District General Election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 23,362 | 31.5 |
| | Democratic | Sterley Stanley (incumbent) | 23,236 | 31.4 |
| | Republican | Teresa Hutchison | 13,861 | 18.7 |
| | Republican | Joseph Wolak | 13,619 | 18.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,078 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
18th legislative district general election, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 33,685 | 29.27% |
| | Democratic | Sterley Stanley (incumbent) | 32,743 | 28.45% |
| | Republican | Melanie McCann Mott | 23,940 | 20.80% |
| | Republican | Angela Fam | 23,248 | 20.20% |
| | Libertarian | David Awad | 741 | 0.64% |
| | An Inspired Advocate | Brian P. Kulas | 729 | 0.63% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,086 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nancy Pinkin (incumbent) | 19,431 | 30.6 |
| Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 18,727 | 29.49 |
| Republican | Robert Bengivenga | 13,002 | 20.47 |
| Republican | Jeffrey Brown | 12,349 | 19.4 |
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nancy Pinkin (incumbent) | 25,526 | 32.0 |
| Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 24,786 | 31.0 |
| Republican | April Bengivenga | 15,344 | 19.0 |
| Republican | Jimmy Hu | 14,255 | 18.0 |
Special election, November 8, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Karabinchak | 48,513 | 60.4 |
| | Republican | Camille Ferraro Clark | 31,827 | 39.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,340 | 100.0 |